Semiconductor light emitting device package

ABSTRACT

A semiconductor light emitting device package is provided and includes a light emitting diode (LED) chip including a first electrode and a second electrode, the LED chip having a first surface on which the first electrode and the second electrode are disposed, and a second surface opposing the first surface; a dam structure disposed on the first surface, an outside edge of the dam structure being co-planar with an outside edge of the LED chip; and a wavelength conversion layer disposed on side surfaces of the LED chip, the second surface of the LED chip, and a surface of the dam structure, the wavelength conversion layer containing a wavelength conversion material.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims priority from Korean Patent Application No.10-2015-0159217, filed on Nov. 12, 2015 in the Korean IntellectualProperty Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated by referenceherein in its entirety.

BACKGROUND

Apparatuses, devices, and articles of manufacture consistent with thepresent disclosure relate to a semiconductor light emitting devicepackage.

When a current is applied to a semiconductor light emitting device, thesemiconductor light emitting device emits light using the principle ofthe recombination of electrons and holes, and semiconductor lightemitting devices are widely used as light sources due to variousadvantages thereof, such as low power consumption, high brightness, andcompact size. In particular, since nitride-based light emitting deviceshave been developed, the extent of the use of semiconductor lightemitting devices has been expanding, and semiconductor light emittingdevices have been employed in light source modules, home lightingfixtures, vehicle lighting, and the like.

With the increased use of semiconductor light emitting devices, theapplication of the semiconductor light emitting device has expanded toencompass high-current and high-output light source fields. As such, assemiconductor light emitting devices are used in high-current andhigh-output light source fields, improvements in luminous efficiencyhave been studied in the related art. In particular, a method ofincreasing an orientation angle of light emitted from a package in whicha semiconductor light emitting device is provided is being investigatedin fields related to light source modules.

SUMMARY

One or more example embodiments provide a semiconductor light emittingdevice package having improved color quality and an increasedorientation angle of light.

According to an aspect of an example embodiment, there is provided asemiconductor light emitting device package including a light emittingdiode (LED) chip having a first surface on which a first electrode and asecond electrode are disposed, and a second surface opposing the firstsurface; a dam structure disposed on the first surface, an outside edgeof the dam structure being co-planar with an outside edge of the LEDchip; and a wavelength conversion layer disposed on side surfaces of theLED chip, the second surface, and at least one surface of the damstructure, the wavelength conversion layer containing a wavelengthconversion material.

According to an aspect of another example embodiment, there is provideda semiconductor light emitting device package including an LED chiphaving a first surface on which a first electrode and a second electrodeare disposed, a second surface opposing the first surface, and at leastone side surface connecting the first surface to the second surface; anda wavelength conversion layer having an opening portion exposing atleast a portion of each of the first electrode and the second electrode,the wavelength conversion layer disposed on the first surface, thesecond surface, and the at least one side surface of the LED chip, andthe wavelength conversion layer containing a wavelength conversionmaterial.

According to an aspect of another example embodiment, there is provideda semiconductor light emitting device package including a light emittingdiode (LED) chip including a substrate, a light emitting structuredisposed on the substrate, and a first electrode and a second electrodedisposed on a surface of the light emitting structure opposite to thesubstrate, the first and second electrodes being electrically connectedto the light emitting structure; and a wavelength conversion layerdisposed to cover the substrate and at least one side surface of the LEDchip.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

The above and/or other aspects will be more clearly understood from thefollowing detailed description of example embodiments taken inconjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a semiconductor light emittingdevice package according to an example embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line I-I′ of thesemiconductor light emitting device package of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a light emitting diode(LED) chip of the semiconductor light emitting device of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a semiconductor lightemitting device package according to an example embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a semiconductor lightemitting device package according to an example embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an LED chip of thesemiconductor light emitting device of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a plan view of an LED chip employed in a semiconductor lightemitting device package according to an example embodiment;

FIGS. 8A and 8B are cross-sectional views of LED chips according to anexample embodiment, respectively;

FIGS. 9A through 9F are views illustrating a process of manufacturingthe LED chip of FIG. 8A, according to an example embodiment;

FIGS. 10A through 10D are views illustrating a process of manufacturingthe semiconductor light emitting device package of FIG. 2, according toan example embodiment; and

FIGS. 11A through 11E are views illustrating a process of manufacturingthe semiconductor light emitting device package of FIG. 4, according toan example embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Hereinafter, example embodiments will be described as follows withreference to the attached drawings.

The present inventive concept may, however, be exemplified in manydifferent forms and should not be construed as being limited to thespecific example embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these exampleembodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough andcomplete, and will fully convey the scope of the disclosure to thoseskilled in the art.

Throughout the specification, it will be understood that when anelement, such as a layer, region or substrate, is referred to as being“on,” “connected to,” or “coupled to” another element, it can bedirectly “on,” “connected to,” or “coupled to” the other element orother elements intervening therebetween may be present. In contrast,when an element is referred to as being “directly on,” “directlyconnected to,” or “directly coupled to” another element, there may be noelements or layers intervening therebetween. Like numerals refer to likeelements throughout. As used herein, the term “and/or” includes any andall combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

It will be apparent that though the terms “first”, “second”, “third”,etc. may be used herein to describe various members, components,regions, layers and/or sections, these members, components, regions,layers and/or sections should not be limited by these terms. These termsare only used to distinguish one member, component, region, layer orsection from another region, layer or section. Thus, a “first” member,component, region, layer or section discussed below could be termed a“second” member, component, region, layer or section without departingfrom the teachings of the example embodiments.

Spatially relative terms, such as “above,” “upper,” “below,” and “lower”and the like, may be used herein for ease of description to describe oneelement's relationship to another element(s) as shown in the figures. Itwill be understood that the spatially relative terms are intended toencompass different orientations of the device in use or operation inaddition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if thedevice in the figures is turned over, elements described as “above,” or“upper” other elements would then be oriented “below,” or “lower” theother elements or features. Thus, the term “above” can encompass boththe above and below orientations depending on a particular direction ofthe figures. The device may be otherwise oriented (rotated 90 degrees orat other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors usedherein may be interpreted accordingly.

The terminology used herein describes particular example embodimentsonly, and the present inventive concept is not limited thereby. As usedherein, the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” are intended to includethe plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicatesotherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises,”“includes,” “comprising” and/or “including” when used in thisspecification, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps,operations, members, elements, and/or groups thereof, but do notpreclude the presence or addition of one or more other features,integers, steps, operations, members, elements, and/or groups thereof.

Hereinafter, example embodiments will be described with reference toschematic views illustrating example embodiments. In the drawings, forexample, due to manufacturing techniques and/or tolerances,modifications of the shape shown may be estimated. Thus, exampleembodiments should not be construed as being limited to the particularshapes of regions shown herein, for example, to include a change inshape results in manufacturing. The following example embodiments mayalso be constituted by one or a combination thereof.

The contents of the present inventive concept described below may have avariety of configurations and propose only a required configurationherein, but are not limited thereto.

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a semiconductor light emittingdevice package according to an example embodiment. FIG. 2 is a schematiccross-sectional view taken along line I-I′ of the semiconductor lightemitting device package of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectionalview of a light emitting diode (LED) chip of the semiconductor lightemitting device package of FIG. 2.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a semiconductor light emitting devicepackage 100 according to an example embodiment may include an LED chip110 including a first electrode 113 and a second electrode 114, alateral wavelength conversion layer 120 disposed on side surfaces of theLED chip 110, and an upper wavelength conversion layer 130 covering anupper surface of the LED chip 110.

Referring to FIG. 3, the LED chip 110 may have a first surface B onwhich the first and second electrodes 113 and 114 are disposed, and asecond surface C opposing the first surface B.

The LED chip 110 may include a light transmitting substrate 111, and alight emitting structure 112 disposed on the light transmittingsubstrate 111. A surface of the light emitting structure 112 may formthe first surface B, and the first and second electrodes 113 and 114 maybe connected to the light emitting structure 112.

The light transmitting substrate 111 may be a substrate forsemiconductor growth including a material such as a sapphire, SiC,MgAl₂O₄, MgO, LiAlO₂, LiGaO₂, or GaN. In this case, the sapphire may bea crystal having Hexa-Rhombo R3c symmetry, may have a lattice constantof 13.001 Å in a c-axis orientation, and a lattice constant of 4.758 Åin an a-axis orientation and have a C-plane (0001), an A-plane (11-20),an R-plane (1-102), and the like. In this case, the C-plane (0001) ofthis sapphire substrate may allow a thin nitride film to be grownthereupon relatively easily, and may be stable even at hightemperatures, and thus the C-plane is predominantly utilized as asubstrate for nitride growth.

The light transmitting substrate 111 may have surfaces opposing eachother, and at least one of the opposing surfaces may have an unevennessstructure formed thereon. The unevenness structure may be provided byetching a portion of the light transmitting substrate 111, and may alsobe provided by forming a heterogeneous substance layer different fromthe light transmitting substrate 111.

The light emitting structure 112 may include a first conductivesemiconductor layer 112A, an active layer 112B, and a second conductivesemiconductor layer 112C sequentially disposed on a surface of the lighttransmitting substrate 111. The first and second conductivesemiconductor layers 112A and 112C may be n- and p-type semiconductorlayers, respectively, and may include a nitride semiconductor. However,the first and second conductive semiconductor layers 112A and 112C arenot limited thereto. In some example embodiments, it may be understoodthat the first and second conductive semiconductor layers 112A and 112Crefer to n- and p-type nitride semiconductor layers, respectively. Thefirst and second conductive semiconductor layers 112A and 112C may havea composition of Al_(x)In_(y)Ga_(1-x-y)N (0≦x≦1, 0≦y≦1, and 0≦x+y<1)which corresponds to a material such as GaN, AlGaN, or InGaN.

The active layer 112B may emit visible light having a wavelength fromabout 350 nm to about 680 nm, and may include an undoped nitridesemiconductor layer having a single quantum well (SQW) structure or amultiple quantum well (MQW) structure. The active layer 112B may beformed of, for example, an MQW structure in which quantum barrier layersand quantum well layers having respective compositions ofAl_(x)In_(y)Ga_(1-x-y)N (0≦x<1, 0≦y<1, and 0≦x+y<1) are alternatelystacked to have a predetermined band gap. Such a quantum well may allowelectrons and holes to be recombined with each other to emit light. Forexample, an InGaN/GaN structure may be used as the MQW structure. Thefirst and second conductive semiconductor layers 112A and 112C and theactive layer 112B may be formed using a crystal growth process such asmetal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD), molecular beam epitaxy(MBE), or hydride phase vapor epitaxy (HYPE).

The first electrode 113 and the second electrode 114 may be provided tocontact the first conductive semiconductor layer 112A and the secondconductive semiconductor layer 112C, respectively.

The first and second electrodes 113 and 114 may include a monolayer or amultilayer structure formed of the first and second conductivesemiconductor layers 112A and 112C and a conductive material havingohmic characteristics. The first and second electrodes 113 and 114 maybe formed by depositing, for example, at least one of materials such asgold (Au), silver (Ag), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), aluminum (Al), indium(In), titanium (Ti), silicon (Si), germanium (Ge), tin (Sn), magnesium(Mg), tantalum (Ta), chromium (Cr), tungsten (W), ruthenium (Ru),rhodium (Rh), iridium (Jr), nickel (Ni), palladium (Pd), platinum (Pt),and a transparent conductive oxide (TCO) using sputtering or the like.The first and second electrodes 113 and 114 may be disposed in anidentical direction on the first surface B provided on an opposite sideof the light transmitting substrate 111, based on the light emittingstructure 112. The LED chip 110 may be disposed on a surface in aflip-chip form. In this case, light emitted from the active layer 112Bmay be externally emitted via the light transmitting substrate 111.

The first surface B of the LED chip 110 may include a first region R1and a second region R2 surrounding the first region R1. The first regionR1 may have the first electrode 113 and the second electrode 114disposed thereon. The second region R2 may be disposed adjacently to anedge of the first surface B of the LED chip 110.

A dam structure 140 may include a first dam structure 141 disposedadjacently to the second region R2 of the LED chip 110, and a second damstructure 142 disposed on a third region R3 between the first and secondelectrodes 113 and 114. The first dam structure 141 may be provided oneach side of the LED chip 110, as shown in FIG. 3. The first and seconddam structures 141 and 142 may extend to be integrated with each other,but may also be separated from each other. The dam structure 140 may beformed to have a greater height than that of a coated lateral wavelengthconversion layer in a subsequent process of manufacturing asemiconductor light emitting device package, thereby preventing thelateral wavelength conversion layer from permeating an upper surface ofan LED chip in a process of coating the lateral wavelength conversionlayer. The dam structure 140 may include a mixture of materials havinghigh reflectivity, such as SiO₂, SiN, SiO_(x)N_(y), TiO₂, Si₃N₄, Al₂O₃,TiN, AlN, ZrO₂, TiAlN, and TiSiN, and may reflect light emitted from theactive layer 112B.

Referring to FIG. 2, the semiconductor light emitting device package 100may include the lateral wavelength conversion layer 120 disposed on theside surfaces of the LED chip 110, and the upper wavelength conversionlayer 130 covering the upper surface of the LED chip 110.

The lateral wavelength conversion layer 120 may be disposed to cover theside surfaces of the LED chip 110. The lateral wavelength conversionlayer 120 may be disposed to surround all of the side surfaces of theLED chip 110 to allow light emitted from the side surfaces of the LEDchip 110 to be wavelength converted. Hence, the semiconductor lightemitting device package 100 may provide a wider orientation angle oflight as compared to a related art semiconductor light emitting devicepackage, in which a reflective layer is formed on side surfaces of anLED chip and a wavelength conversion layer is disposed only on an uppersurface of the LED chip. For example, the semiconductor light emittingdevice package 100 according to an example embodiment may provide lighthaving an orientation angle greater than or equal to about 140°. Thelateral wavelength conversion layer 120 may be disposed on the sidesurfaces of the LED chip 110, and emission of light not passing throughthe lateral wavelength conversion layer 120 may thus be fundamentallyprevented. Hence, a color of angle (COA) of emitted light may beincreased.

The lateral wavelength conversion layer 120 may be disposed on the sidesurfaces of the LED chip 110 to have a substantially uniform thickness.Here, the substantially uniform thickness may mean that a change in thethickness of the lateral wavelength conversion layer 120 is within anacceptable error range in a process of manufacturing the semiconductorlight emitting device package 100 even in a case in which the lateralwavelength conversion layer 120 does not have a constant thickness alongthe side surfaces of the LED chip 110.

When the lateral wavelength conversion layer 120 may be disposed tosurround all of the side surfaces of the LED chip 110, the lateralwavelength conversion layer 120 surrounding the respective side surfacesof the LED chip 110 may have the substantially uniform thickness. Thelateral wavelength conversion layer 120 is not limited thereto, and insome example embodiments only portions of the lateral wavelengthconversion layer 120 disposed on opposing side surfaces of the LED chip110 may have a substantially uniform thickness.

An upper surface 123 of the lateral wavelength conversion layer 120 maybe disposed to contact an edge of the upper wavelength conversion layer130. In this case, side surfaces 122 of the lateral wavelengthconversion layer 120 and side surfaces 131 of the upper wavelengthconversion layer 130 may be disposed to form co-planar surfaces,respectively. A lower surface 121 of the lateral wavelength conversionlayer 120 may also have a curved surface having a meniscus shape.

The lateral wavelength conversion layer 120 may include a mixture of alight transmitting material and a wavelength conversion material. Insome example embodiments, such a light transmitting material may includea thermosetting resin. For example, the lateral wavelength conversionlayer 120 may be a composite material in which a polymer binderincluding a thermosetting resin, a hardener, a curing catalyst, and thelike is semi-cured (B-stage). Such a thermosetting resin may remainsemi-cured when heated at a temperature lower than a thresholdtemperature to undergo a phase change to a level at which thethermosetting resin is malleable, but may be cured when heated at atemperature greater than a temperature. Hence, the wavelength conversionmaterial may be coated on the side surfaces of the LED chip 110 whilebeing semi-cured to be dispersed, and may then be cured through aheating process, thus covering the side surfaces of the LED chip 110.

A resin used in the lateral wavelength conversion layer 120 may be anepoxy resin or a silicone resin that may satisfy properties such as highlevels of adhesion, high light transmittance, high heat resistance, ahigh refractive index, and good moisture resistance. In order to securea high level of adhesion, an additive contributing to an improvement inadhesion, for example, a silane-based material, may be employed.

The wavelength conversion material may be a phosphor or a quantum dot.The phosphor may be a garnet-based phosphor, such as YAG, TAG, or LuAG,a silicate-based phosphor, a nitride-based phosphor, a sulfide-basedphosphor, or an oxide-based phosphor, and may be configured as a singletype of phosphor or multiple kinds of phosphors mixed at a predeterminedratio.

The lateral wavelength conversion layer 120 may have a structure inwhich a single layer is stacked, or may be formed as a multilayerstructure. When the lateral wavelength conversion layer 120 is formed asa multilayer structure, each of the multiple layers may containdifferent types of light transmitting materials and wavelengthconversion materials. In this case, the light transmitting materialsforming the respective layers may have different characteristics,respectively.

For example, a light transmitting material forming a lower layer mayhave a characteristic in which a strength of the light transmittingmaterial is greater than that of a light transmitting material formingan upper layer, and the lateral wavelength conversion layer 120 may thusmaintain a stable shape. A light transmitting material forming a layerthat contacts the upper wavelength conversion layer 130 may also have acharacteristic in which the light transmitting material has higheradhesion than that of the light transmitting material forming the lowerlayer to thus be easily bonded to the upper wavelength conversion layer130. One of the plurality of layers may include a transparent layer notcontaining a wavelength conversion material.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, the upper wavelength conversion layer 130 maybe disposed to cover the entire second surface C of the LED chip 110.The upper wavelength conversion layer 130 may be formed by dispersingthe wavelength conversion material in a material similar to the lighttransmitting material used in the lateral wavelength conversion layer120 described above. The light transmitting material may contain thethermosetting resin described above. Hence, the light transmittingmaterial may remain semi-cured when heated at a temperature less than apredetermined threshold temperature to undergo a phase change to a levelat which the thermosetting resin is malleable, but may be cured whenheated at a temperature greater than or equal to a predeterminedtemperature. The upper wavelength conversion layer 130 may be providedin the form of a sheet being semi-cured and having adhesiveness. The LEDchip 110 may be attached to the upper wavelength conversion layer 130,and then may be cured through a heating process so that the upperwavelength conversion layer 130 may firmly adhere to an upper surface ofthe LED chip 110.

The wavelength conversion material may be the phosphor or the quantumdot described above. The wavelength conversion material contained in theupper wavelength conversion layer 130 may be the same as that includedin the lateral wavelength conversion layer 120. The wavelengthconversion material contained in the upper wavelength conversion layer130 is not limited thereto, and may be a heterogeneous phosphor orquantum dot.

The upper wavelength conversion layer 130 may cover the entire secondsurface C of the LED chip 110, and may have a width W2 which covers theupper surface 123 of the lateral wavelength conversion layer 120.

A thickness W2 of the upper wavelength conversion layer 130 may be fromabout 15% to about 30% of a thickness W1 of the lateral wavelengthconversion layer 120. When the upper wavelength conversion layer 130 andthe lateral wavelength conversion layer 120 having such a thicknessratio are disposed, color variation of light emitted by thesemiconductor light emitting device package 100 may be maintained to beless than or equal to ΔU′ V′ 0.01.

FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a semiconductor lightemitting device package 200 according to an example embodiment. In theexample embodiment, an LED chip 210 having a structure identical to thatof the LED chip 110 described above may be used, and a detaileddescription of the LED chip 210 will be omitted.

The semiconductor light emitting device package 200 according to anexample embodiment may include the LED chip 210 including a firstelectrode 213 and a second electrode 214, a wavelength conversion layer230 covering side surfaces and an upper surface of the LED chip 210.

The wavelength conversion layer 230 of the example embodiment may differfrom the lateral wavelength conversion layer 120 and the upperwavelength conversion layer 130 described above in that the wavelengthconversion layer 230 may be formed as a single body. The wavelengthconversion layer 230 may also differ in that a lower surface 231 of thewavelength conversion layer 230 and a lower surface 241 a of a first damstructure 241 form a co-planar surface.

In the example embodiment, the side surfaces and the upper surface ofthe LED chip 210 may be covered with a single wavelength conversionlayer 230, and the semiconductor light emitting device package 200 maythus be manufactured more easily than in the example embodimentdescribed above with respect to FIGS. 1-3.

A thickness W4 of the wavelength conversion layer 230 may be from about15% to about 30% of a thickness W3 thereof. When the wavelengthconversion layer 230 having such a thickness ratio is disposed, colorvariation of light emitted by the semiconductor light emitting devicepackage 200 may be maintained to be less than or equal to ΔU′ V′ 0.01.

FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a semiconductor lightemitting device package 300 according to an example embodiment. FIG. 6is a schematic cross-sectional view of an LED chip of the semiconductorlight emitting device package of FIG. 5. The example embodiment maydiffer in that an LED chip 310 having a configuration different fromthat of the LED chips 110 and 210 described above is adopted.

Referring to FIG. 6, the LED chip 310 of the example embodiment maydiffer in that a light transmitting structure 312 is completely removedfrom a fourth region R4 of a substrate 311, and in that a reflectivelayer 315 is disposed on a region including side surfaces of the lighttransmitting structure 312. Unlike the example embodiments describedabove, the LED chip 310 may also differ in that a dam structure isremoved.

Turning to FIG. 5, the semiconductor light emitting device package 300according to an example embodiment may include the LED chip 310including a first electrode 313 and a second electrode 314, and awavelength conversion layer 330 covering side surfaces and an uppersurface of the LED chip 310, and having opening portions 331 and 332that expose the first and second electrodes 313 and 314, respectively.The light emitting structure 312 may include a first conductivesemiconductor layer 312A, an active layer 312B, and a second conductivesemiconductor layer 312C.

The example embodiment may reduce a time used to manufacture asemiconductor light emitting device package by removing a dam structure,as compared to the example embodiments described above. Further, thereflective layer 315 may be disposed on the region including the sidesurfaces of the light transmitting structure 312 to reflect lightemitted by the light transmitting structure 312 above the lighttransmitting structure 312. A thickness W6 of the wavelength conversionlayer 330 may be from about 15% to about 30% of a thickness W5 thereof.When the wavelength conversion layer 330 having such a thickness ratiois disposed, color variation of light emitted by the semiconductor lightemitting device package 300 may be maintained to be less than or equalto ΔU′V′ 0.01.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of an LED chip 1100 employed in a semiconductorlight emitting device package according to an example embodiment. FIGS.8A and 8B are cross-sectional views of LED chips according to variousexample embodiments, respectively.

Referring to FIGS. 7 and 8A, the LED chip 1100 according to an exampleembodiment may include a dam structure 1180. The dam structure 1180 maybe disposed to expose a first electrode 1130 and a second electrode1140. As illustrated in FIG. 8A, a light transmitting structure 1120 maybe formed on a substrate 1110 as in the LED chip 110 illustrated in FIG.3. The light emitting structure 1120 may include a first conductivesemiconductor layer 1121, an active layer 1122, and a second conductivesemiconductor layer 1123 sequentially stacked on the substrate 1110.

As described above with reference to FIG. 3, the LED chip 1100 may bedisposed on a circuit board in a flip-chip form. Hence, the LED chip1100 may include the first electrode 1130 and the second electrode 1140as illustrated in FIGS. 7 and 8A. The first electrode 1130 and thesecond electrode 1140 may be formed on respective open regions fromwhich portions of a cover layer 1170 are removed. Meanwhile, the numbersof the first electrode 1130 and the second electrode 1140 and anarrangement thereof are not limited to the drawings, and may be changed.In an example embodiment, the first electrode 1130 and the secondelectrode 1140 may be, for example, an under bump metallurgy (UBM)layer.

The first electrode 1130 and the second electrode 1140 may be providedon a first metal layer 1151 and a second metal layer 1152, respectively.The first metal layer 1151 may be electrically connected to a firstcontact electrode 1135 provided on the first conductive semiconductorlayer 1121 through a first opening portion 1161′, and the second metallayer 1152 may be electrically connected to a second contact electrode1145 provided on the second conductive semiconductor layer 1123 througha second opening portion 1162′ (see FIG. 8A).

Referring to FIGS. 8A and 8B, the LED chip 1100 illustrated in FIG. 7will hereinafter be described in more detail.

FIG. 8A is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line II-II′ ofthe semiconductor light emitting device package 1100 of FIG. 7 as across-sectional view of the semiconductor light emitting device (LEDchip 1100) illustrated in FIG. 7. FIG. 8B is a modification of FIG. 8A.

Referring first to FIG. 8A, the LED chip 1100 according to an exampleembodiment may include the substrate 1110, the light transmittingstructure 1120 disposed on the substrate 1110, the first electrode 1130,the second electrode 1140 and the like. The light emitting structure1120 may include the first conductive semiconductor layer 1121, theactive layer 1122, and the second conductive semiconductor layer 1123sequentially stacked on the substrate 1110.

The substrate 1110 may be, for example, a sapphire substrate, and may beprovided as a substrate for semiconductor growth. When the substrate1110 is the sapphire substrate, the substrate 1110 may be a crystalhaving Hexa-Rhombo R3c symmetry, may have a lattice constant of 13.001 Åin a c-axis orientation, and a lattice constant of 4.758 Å in an a-axisorientation, and may have a C-plane (0001), an A-plane (11-20), anR-plane (1-102), and the like. In this case, the C-plane (0001) of thissapphire substrate may allow a thin nitride film to be grown thereuponrelatively easily, and may be stable even at high temperatures, and thusthe C-plane may be predominantly utilized as a substrate for nitridegrowth. A plurality of unevenness structures may be provided on an uppersurface of the substrate 1110, for example, a surface on which the lighttransmitting structure 1120 is formed.

A buffer layer may further be formed on the upper surface of thesubstrate 1110. The buffer layer may allow crystal defects of asemiconductor layer grown on the substrate 1110 to be reduced, and mayinclude an undoped semiconductor layer formed of a nitride or the like.The buffer layer may reduce a difference between a lattice constant ofthe substrate 1110 including sapphire and that of the first conductivesemiconductor layer 1121 stacked on the upper surface of the substrate1110 and including a GaN layer, thereby increasing crystallinity of theGaN layer. Undoped GaN, AlN, and InGaN layers, and the like, may beapplied to the buffer layer, and the buffer layer may be grown to havetens to hundreds A of thicknesses at a low temperature of 500° C. to600° C. Here, the term “undope” may mean that the semiconductor layerdoes not undergo an additional impurity doping process. For example,when a gallium nitride semiconductor including an impurity which isinherently present in the semiconductor layer and has a level ofconcentration is grown using metal organic chemical vapor deposition(MOCVD), Si or the like used as a dopant may be unintentionallycontained in the semiconductor layer at a level of about 110⁴ to about110⁸/cm³. Such a buffer layer may be a necessary element in the exampleembodiment, and may be omitted according to some example embodiments.

As described above, the light emitting structure 1120 may include thefirst conductive semiconductor layer 1121, the active layer 1122, andthe second conductive semiconductor layer 1123. The first conductivesemiconductor layer 1121 may include a semiconductor doped with ann-type impurity, and may be an n-type nitride semiconductor layer. Thesecond conductive semiconductor layer 1123 may include a semiconductordoped with a p-type impurity, and may be a p-type nitride semiconductorlayer. According to an example embodiment, the order in which the firstconductive semiconductor layer 1121 and the second conductivesemiconductor layer 1123 are stacked may also be reversed. The first andsecond conductive semiconductor layers 1121 and 1123 may have acomposition of Al_(x)In_(y)Ga_(1-x-y)N (0≦x≦1, 0≦y≦1, and 0≦x+y≦1) whichcorresponds to a material such as GaN, AlGaN, InGaN, or AlInGaN.

The active layer 1122 may be disposed between the first and secondconductive semiconductor layers 1121 and 1123 to emit light having alevel of energy by a recombination of electrons and holes. The level ofenergy may be predetermined. The active layer 1122 may contain amaterial having an energy band gap less than that of the first andsecond conductive semiconductor layers 1121 and 1123. For example, whenthe first and second conductive semiconductor layers 1121 and 1123 are aGaN-based compound semiconductor, the active layer 1122 may include anInGaN-based compound semiconductor having an energy band gap less thanthat of GaN. The active layer 1122 may have an MQW structure in whichquantum well layers and quantum barrier layers are alternately stackedon each other, for example, an InGaN/GaN structure. The active layer1122 is not limited thereto, and may also have an SQW structure.

In a manufacturing process, the light transmitting structure 1120 may beformed on the substrate 1110, and then at least a region of the lighttransmitting structure 1120 may be removed, thereby forming a mesaregion and an etching region.

The first contact electrode 1135 and the second contact electrode 1145may be disposed on the first conductive semiconductor layer 1121 and thesecond conductive semiconductor layer 1123, respectively. The firstcontact electrode 1135 may be disposed on the first conductivesemiconductor layer 1121 on the etching region, and the second contactelectrode 1145 may be disposed on the second conductive semiconductorlayer 1123 on the mesa region. The first contact electrode 1135 may havepad portions and a finger portion having narrower widths than those ofthe pad portions so that electrodes may be uniformly injected therein asillustrated in FIG. 7. The pad portions may be disposed to be spacedapart from each other, and the finger portion may connect the padportions to each other.

The second contact electrode 1145 may include a reflective metal layer1143 and a coating metal layer 1144 covering the reflective metal layer1143. The coating metal layer 1144 may be selectively provided, and mayalso be removed according to an example embodiment. The second contactelectrode 1145 may have a shape that covers an upper surface of thesecond conductive semiconductor layer 1123. For example, the secondcontact electrode 1145 may have a greater surface area than that of thefirst contact electrode 1135 considering characteristics of the secondconductive semiconductor layer 1123 having a relatively great electricalresistance, and may include a plurality of layers as illustrated in FIG.8A. The first contact electrode 1135 and the second contact electrode1145 may be formed on regions provided by selectively removing portionsof a first insulating layer 1161 formed on the light transmittingstructure 1120.

A second insulating layer 1162 may be provided on the first contactelectrode 1135 and the second contact electrode 1145. The secondinsulating layer 1162 may expose at least a portion of each of the firstcontact electrode 1135 and the second contact electrode 1145. Asdescribed above, at least a portion of the first and second insulatinglayers 1161 and 1162 collectively represented by an insulating layer1160 may be removed, and the first opening portion 1161′ and the secondopening portion 1162′ may thus be provided on the first contactelectrode 1135 and the second contact electrode 1145, respectively. Theinsulating layer 1160 may contain a silicon oxide or a silicon nitridesuch as SiO₂, SiN, SiO_(x)N_(y), TiO₂, Si₃N₄, Al₂O₃, TiN, AlN, ZrO₂,TiAlN, or TiSiN.

A metal layer 1150 may be provided on the insulating layer 1160. Themetal layer 1150 may include the first metal layer 1151 and the secondmetal layer 1152. The first contact electrode 1135 may be connected tothe first metal layer 1151 through the first opening portion 1161′, andthe second contact electrode 1145 may be connected to the second metallayer 1152 through the second opening portion 1162′. The metal layer1150 may include, for example, a material such as Au, W, Pt, Si, Jr, Ag,Cu, Ni, Ti, or Cr, and a material including at least one of alloysthereof.

As an insulating material, the cover layer 1170 may further be providedon the metal layer 1150, and may cover side surfaces of the lighttransmitting structure 1120 and the metal layer 1150. Regions of thecover layer 1170 may be selectively removed, and the first electrode1130 and the second electrode 1140 may be provided on the regions thatare removed from the cover layer 1170. In other words, as illustrated inFIG. 8A, the first electrode 1130 may be disposed on the first metallayer 1151, and the second electrode 1140 may be disposed on the secondmetal layer 1152. Resultantly, the first electrode 1130 may beelectrically connected to the first conductive semiconductor layer 1121through the first metal layer 1151 and the first contact electrode 1135,and the second electrode 1140 may be electrically connected to thesecond conductive semiconductor layer 1123 through the second metallayer 1152 and the second contact electrode 1145.

As described above, the LED chip 1100 according to an example embodimentmay have the dam structure 1180 provided adjacently to an edge of theLED chip 1100. The dam structure 1180 may include a first dam structure1181 disposed adjacently to a second region R2 of the LED chip 1100, anda second dam structure 1182 disposed on a third region R3 between thefirst and second electrodes 1130 and 1140. The first and second damstructures 1181 and 1182 may extend to be integrated with each other,but may also be separated from each other. The dam structure 1180 may beformed by disposing a mask on the first and second electrodes 1130 and1140 of the LED chip 1100, injecting a resin including a filler such asTiO₂ into the mask, and then hardening the mask. In this case, the damstructure 1180 may be formed to have a greater height than that of acoated lateral wavelength conversion layer in a subsequent process ofmanufacturing a semiconductor light emitting device package, therebypreventing the lateral wavelength conversion layer from permeating anupper surface of an LED chip in the process of coating the lateralwavelength conversion layer.

FIG. 8B illustrates an LED chip 1200 according to an example embodiment.The LED chip 1200 may differ from the LED chip 1100 of the exampleembodiment described above in that a substrate 1210 may be exposed bycompletely removing an edge of a light transmitting structure 1220. TheLED chip 1200 may also differ in that side surfaces of the lighttransmitting structure 1220 may be covered with a first insulating layer1261. The insulating layer 1261 may contain a silicon oxide or a siliconnitride such as SiO₂, SiN, SiO_(x)N_(y), TiO₂, Si₃N₄, Al₂O₃, TiN, AlN,ZrO₂, TiAlN, or TiSiN. Hence, light emitted to the side surfaces of thelight transmitting structure 1220 may be fundamentally blocked, and theemitted light may be emitted only through the substrate 1210.Resultantly, when the LED chip 1200 is applied to the semiconductorlight emitting device package 300 of FIG. 5, light may be prevented frombeing emitted to the side surfaces of the light transmitting structure1220 without using a dam structure.

FIGS. 9A through 9F are diagrams illustrating a method of manufacturingthe LED chip 1110 of FIG. 8A.

Referring first to FIG. 9A, the light transmitting structure 1120 may beformed on the substrate 1110. The light emitting structure 1120 mayinclude the first conductive semiconductor layer 1121, the active layer1122, and the second conductive semiconductor layer 1123 sequentiallystacked on the substrate 1110. As illustrated in FIG. 9A, the substrate1110 may include an unevenness structure provided on a surface on whichthe first conductive semiconductor layer 1121 is formed, and may containa material such as sapphire, Si, SiC, MgAl₂O₄, MgO, LiAlO₂, LiGaO₂, orGaN.

The light transmitting structure 1120 may be formed by sequentiallygrowing the first conductive semiconductor layer 1121, the active layer1122, and the second conductive semiconductor layer 1123 on thesubstrate 1110 using a process such as metal organic chemical vapordeposition (MOCVD), hydride vapor phase epitaxy (HYPE), or a molecularbeam epitaxy (MBE). The first conductive semiconductor layer 1121 andthe second conductive semiconductor layer 1123 may be an n-typesemiconductor layer and a p-type semiconductor layer, respectively.Locations of the first conductive semiconductor layer 1121 and thesecond conductive semiconductor layer 1123 may be changed with eachother in the light transmitting structure 1120, and the secondconductive semiconductor layer 1123 may be formed first on the substrate1110.

Referring to FIG. 9B, a portion of the light transmitting structure 1120may be etched to expose at least a portion of the first conductivesemiconductor layer 1121. The first insulating layer 1161 may be formedon a region on which the portion of the first conductive semiconductorlayer 1121 is exposed. A portion of the first insulating layer 1161 maybe removed, and portions of the first conductive semiconductor layer1121 and the second conductive semiconductor layer 1123 may thus beexposed.

Referring next to FIG. 9C, the first contact electrode 1135 may beformed in the first opening portion 1161′, and the second contactelectrode 1145 may be formed. The second contact electrode 1145 mayinclude the reflective metal layer 1143 and the coating metal layer1144. The first contact electrode 1135 may have the plurality of padportions and the finger portions extending from the plurality of padportions as illustrated in FIG. 7.

Referring to FIG. 9D, the second insulating layer 1162 may have astructure in which the light transmitting structure 1120 is entirelycovered by the second insulating layer 1162. Portions of the secondinsulating layer 1162 may be selectively removed on the first contactelectrode 1135 and the second contact electrode 1145, and the firstmetal layer 1151 and the second metal layer 1152 may be formed on thesecond insulating layer 1162. The first metal layer 1151 may beelectrically connected to the first contact electrode 1135 through thefirst opening portion 1161′ in the first insulating layer 1161, and thesecond metal layer 1152 may be electrically connected to the secondcontact electrode 1145 through the second opening portion 1162′ in thesecond insulating layer 1162.

Referring to FIG. 9E, the cover layer 1170 may be formed on the firstand second metal layers 1151 and 1152, and the first and secondelectrodes 1130 and 1140 may be provided on removed regions of the coverlayer 1170. The first and second electrodes 1130 and 1140 may beelectrically connected to the first and second metal layers 1151 and1152, respectively. The cover layer 1170 may contain a material havingelectrically insulating characteristics such as SiO₂, SiN, SiO_(x)N_(y),TiO₂, Si₃N₄, Al₂O₃, TiN, AlN, ZrO₂, TiAlN, or TiSiN.

Referring to FIG. 9F, the dam structure 1180 may be formed to beprovided adjacently to the edge of the LED chip 1100. The dam structure1180 may be formed by disposing the mask on the first and secondelectrodes 1130 and 1140 of the LED chip 1100, injecting the resinincluding the filler such as TiO₂ into the mask, and then hardening themask. When the LED chip is cut into individual LED chip units D, the LEDchip 1100 of FIG. 8A may be manufactured.

A process of manufacturing the semiconductor light emitting devicepackage 200 will next be described. FIGS. 10A through 10D are viewsillustrating the process of manufacturing the semiconductor lightemitting device package 100 of FIG. 1.

As first illustrated in FIG. 10A, a wavelength conversion layer sheet130 a may be prepared. The wavelength conversion layer sheet 130 a maybe provided in a flexible semi-cured state by mixing a lighttransmitting material with a wavelength conversion material such as aphosphor or a quantum dot. Such a light transmitting material may beformed using an epoxy resin or a silicone resin.

The wavelength conversion layer sheet 130 a may be provided in asemi-cured state while having adhesiveness by being heated at atemperature lower than a curing temperature after mixing the lighttransmitting material with light reflecting particles, and may be usedto attach and align the LED chip 110 in a subsequent process.

As next illustrated in FIG. 10B, a plurality of prepared LED chips 110may be arranged on a surface of the wavelength conversion layer sheet130 a. Each of the LED chips 110 may be disposed to allow the firstsurface B on which the first and second electrodes 113 and 114 aredisposed to be exposed, and each of the LED chips 110 may be disposedsuch that the second surface C thereof is attached to the wavelengthconversion layer sheet 130 a. The chip separation regions 150 betweenthe plurality of LED chips 110 may be determined considering spaces onwhich the lateral wavelength conversion layers 120 will be formed in asubsequent process and regions which will disappear in the process ofcutting into the individual semiconductor light emitting device packages100.

After the LED chips 110 are attached to the wavelength conversion layersheet 130 a, the wavelength conversion layer sheet 130 a may be heatedat a temperature greater than or equal to a curing temperature, becominghardened. In an example embodiment, the wavelength conversion layersheet 130 a may remain heated for about 30 minutes at a temperature ofabout 150° C., becoming hardened.

As next illustrated in FIG. 10C, wavelength conversion layers 120 a maybe formed by coating spaces between the plurality of LED chips 110 witha wavelength conversion material. As described above, the wavelengthconversion material may be coated in the spaces while being dispersed ina liquid light transmitting material. In more detail, the wavelengthconversion material may be dispensed using a nozzle N. When thewavelength conversion layers 120 a are formed by dispersing thewavelength conversion material in the liquid light transmitting materialand then dispensing the wavelength conversion material, meniscuses 121 amay be formed on surfaces of the wavelength conversion layers 120 a bysurface tension.

After the wavelength conversion material is coated, the wavelengthconversion material may be heated at a temperature greater than or equalto a curing temperature of the light transmitting material to be cured,and thus the wavelength conversion layers 120 a may be formed. In anexample embodiment, the wavelength conversion material may remain heatedfor about 30 minutes at a temperature of about 150° C., forming thewavelength conversion layers 120 a.

As next illustrated in FIG. 10D, use of a blade E may allow thewavelength conversion layer sheet 130 a and the wavelength conversionlayers 120 a to be cut into the individual semiconductor light emittingdevice packages 100. In this case, the wavelength conversion layers 120a may be cut in half so that the lateral wavelength conversion layers120 having identical thicknesses may be disposed on the side surfaces,respectively, of each of the semiconductor light emitting devicepackages 100. A method of separating the individual semiconductor lightemitting device packages 100 is not limited thereto, and a method ofseparating the individual semiconductor light emitting device packages100 using a laser beam, water jet, or the like may also be applied.

A process of manufacturing the semiconductor light emitting devicepackage 200 will next be described. FIGS. 11A through 11E are viewsillustrating the process of manufacturing the semiconductor lightemitting device package 200 of FIG. 4.

As first illustrated in FIG. 11A, an adhesive sheet T may be prepared.The adhesive sheet T may have a base film with a surface on which anadhesive layer is formed, and may be used to bond an LED chip in asubsequent process.

As next illustrated in FIG. 11B, a plurality of prepared LED chips 210may be arranged on the adhesive layer of the adhesive sheet T. The LEDchips 210 may be disposed to allow the first surface B on which thefirst and second electrodes 213 and 214 are disposed to be bonded to theadhesive sheet T.

As next illustrated in FIG. 11C, a wavelength conversion layer 230 a maybe formed by coating a wavelength conversion material onto the pluralityof LED chips 210. The wavelength conversion material may be coated ontoa light transmitting material being in a paste state while beingdispersed therein. In particular, the wavelength conversion material maybe coated using a method of screen printing a paste using a squeezer S.

As next illustrated in FIG. 11D, the wavelength conversion layer 230 amay be heated at a curing temperature or higher to be cured.

As next illustrated in FIG. 11E, the wavelength conversion layer 230 amay be cut into individual semiconductor light emitting device packages200 by using a blade E, and then the adhesive sheet T may be removed.

As set forth above, according to example embodiments, disposal of awavelength conversion layer on side surfaces and an upper surface of anLED chip may allow a semiconductor light emitting device package havingimproved color quality and an increased orientation angle of light to beprovided.

While example embodiments have been shown and described above, it willbe apparent to those skilled in the art that modifications andvariations may be made without departing from the scope of the presentinventive concept as defined by the appended claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. A semiconductor light emitting device packagecomprising: a light emitting diode (LED) chip comprising a firstelectrode and a second electrode, the LED chip having a first surface onwhich the first electrode and the second electrode are disposed, and asecond surface opposing the first surface; a dam structure disposed onthe first surface of the LED chip, an outside edge of the dam structurebeing co-planar with an outside edge of the LED chip; and a wavelengthconversion layer disposed on side surfaces of the LED chip, the secondsurface of the LED chip, and at least one surface of the dam structure,the wavelength conversion layer containing a wavelength conversionmaterial.
 2. The semiconductor light emitting device package of claim 1,wherein the wavelength conversion layer comprises a first regiondisposed on the side surfaces of the LED chip, and a second regiondisposed on the second surface of the LED chip.
 3. The semiconductorlight emitting device package of claim 2, wherein the first region ofthe wavelength conversion layer has a first uniform thickness, and thesecond region of the wavelength conversion layer has a second uniformthickness.
 4. The semiconductor light emitting device package of claim2, the wavelength conversion layer of the second region extends tocontact the wavelength conversion layer of the first region in a contactarea, and the contact area and the second surface form a co-planarsurface.
 5. The semiconductor light emitting device package of claim 2,wherein the wavelength conversion layer is disposed on all of the sidesurfaces of the LED chip.
 6. The semiconductor light emitting devicepackage of claim 1, wherein the dam structure includes a first damstructure disposed adjacently to the edge of the LED chip, and a seconddam structure disposed between the first electrode and the secondelectrode.
 7. The semiconductor light emitting device package of claim1, wherein the dam structure covers the first surface, except in areasof the first electrode and the second electrode, such that the damstructure exposes the first electrode and the second electrode.
 8. Thesemiconductor light emitting device package of claim 6, wherein the sidesurfaces of the LED chip and side surfaces of the first dam structureform co-planar surfaces.
 9. The semiconductor light emitting devicepackage of claim 1, wherein a lower surface of the dam structure and alower surface of the wavelength conversion layer of the first regionform co-planar surfaces.
 10. The semiconductor light emitting devicepackage of claim 1, wherein a height of the dam structure is greaterthan a height of the first electrode, and is greater than a height ofthe second electrode.
 11. The semiconductor light emitting devicepackage of claim 2, wherein portions of the wavelength conversion layerof the first region disposed on the opposing side surfaces of the LEDchip have the same thickness.
 12. A semiconductor light emitting devicepackage comprising: a light emitting diode (LED) chip comprising a firstelectrode and a second electrode, the LED chip having a first surface onwhich the first electrode and the second electrode are disposed, asecond surface opposing the first surface, and at least one side surfaceconnecting the first surface to the second surface; and a wavelengthconversion layer having an opening portion exposing at least a portionof each of the first electrode and the second electrode, the wavelengthconversion layer being disposed on the first surface of the LED chip,the second surface of the LED chip, and the at least one side surface ofthe LED chip, and the wavelength conversion layer containing awavelength conversion material.
 13. The semiconductor light emittingdevice package of claim 12, wherein the LED chip further comprises asubstrate; and a light emitting structure comprising a first conductivesemiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second conductivesemiconductor layer stacked on the substrate, and wherein the lightemitting structure is separated from an edge of the substrate such thatan outside edge of the substrate is not co-planar with an outside edgeof the light emitting structure.
 14. The semiconductor light emittingdevice package of claim 13, wherein the semiconductor light emittingdevice package further comprises a reflective layer disposed on sidesurfaces of the light emitting structure.
 15. The semiconductor lightemitting device package of claim 14, wherein the reflective layerextends to the edge of the substrate.
 16. A semiconductor light emittingdevice package comprising: a light emitting diode (LED) chip comprisinga substrate, a light emitting structure disposed on the substrate, and afirst electrode and a second electrode disposed on a surface of thelight emitting structure opposite to the substrate, the first and secondelectrodes being electrically connected to the light emitting structure;and a wavelength conversion layer disposed to cover the substrate and atleast one side surface of the LED chip.
 17. The semiconductor lightemitting device package of claim 16, wherein the wavelength conversionlayer is disposed to cover the substrate and all of the side surfaces ofthe LED chip except the surface on which the first and second electrodesare disposed.
 18. The semiconductor light emitting device package ofclaim 17, wherein the wavelength conversion layer comprises a firstportion that covers the side surfaces of the LED chip, and a secondportion that is separate from the first portion, the second portioncovering the substrate and extending to contact the first portion in acontact area.
 19. The semiconductor light emitting device package ofclaim 16, wherein an outside edge of the substrate and an outside edgeof the light emitting structure are not co-planar.
 20. The semiconductorlight emitting device package of claim 16, wherein an outside edge ofthe substrate and an outside edge of the light emitting structure areco-planar.